The Phoenix Suns finished 36–46 and 11th in the West last season, missing the playoffs in Mike Budenholzer’s first (and only) year. The summer flipped the core: Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are out. Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks are in. Mark Williams now anchors the rim. Budenholzer has since been replaced by first-time head coach Jordan Ott.
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But not everything has changed. Devin Booker, who signed a two-year max extension, remains the face of the team.
The plan is simple: a cleaner shot diet, sturdier rim protection and nine-man reliability. If the defense climbs into the top 15 and spacing holds, the floor rises fast.
Like the Suns, the NBA will look and sound different this season. Watching games will also cost more than ever before. The league has new broadcast partners (plural) for the first time since 2002. Cable network TNT is out; subscription services Prime and Peacock are in. That expands the NBA’s total reach, but it also brings new restrictions and additional apps to the weekly TV rotation.
Suns fans should be focused on pressing issues like, “Does Green fit next to Booker as a primary creator?” and “Does Williams’ presence plus Ott’s new system get the defense out of the bottom third?”
Any confusion around the viewing process itself should be cleared up by the end of this guide.
Make sure you’re following the NBA on The Athletic. Our roster includes intrepid columnists like Sam Amick, Fred Katz, John Hollinger and Joe Vardon. The site’s NBA podcasts are consistently fun and informative. And don’t forget to keep up with the team feed and Suns senior writer Doug Haller.
All times listed below are ET. All prices are updated as of October 2025.
You can watch in-market and nationally televised NBA games on Fubo (Stream Free Now). Out-of-market viewers can stream regional games with NBA League Pass.
Pay TV base
It begins, as things do, with eyeballs and an internet connection. Here are the most common options for cable, satellite and streaming:
- Fubo
- Hulu Live TV
- YouTube TV
- DirecTV’s “Choice” package
- Dish’s “America’s Top 120+” package
- Xfinity’s “Sports & News” TV + internet plan
- Verizon Fios’ “More Fios” plan
- Sling’s “Orange & Blue” plan with its “Sports Extra” add-on, or single-day access passes
Average monthly cost: $85-100.
Covers: ABC, ESPN, NBA TV, NBC and most regional sports networks.
Arizona’s Sports Family, Suns+
Each NBA team has its own regional sports network, or RSN. A majority of Suns games — 71 of them on an exclusive basis — will land on the Arizona’s Sports Family network, which includes KTVK and KPHE in Phoenix.
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Kevin Ray is back as the team’s play-by-play announcer. He’ll be joined by analysts Eddie Johnson (1988-89 Sixth Man of the Year with the Suns) and and Ann Meyers Drysdale (vice president of the Suns and WNBA’s Mercury).
Local households will get all the Arizona’s Sports Family games with one of the pay TV providers that carries it or for free with a broadcast antenna. As an alternative for cord-cutters, they could also subscribe directly to the team’s streaming service, Suns+.
For the far-away fans, out-of-market regional games are included on NBA League Pass. The only events blacked out on League Pass are prime-time national spots and in-market RSN broadcasts. League Pass has different viewing options for home and away presentations, plus an in-arena feed that shows the JumboTron misadventures instead of commercials (if you get the premium version).
This is where you can see the Suns’ mascot shine. The Gorilla started as a 1980 singing-telegram bit that stuck; he became the official mascot and later a Hall of Famer. He owns timeouts with trampoline and ladder dunks, plus chaotic Jumbotron hijinks that still crush after 40+ years.
NBA League Pass also gives subscribers access to NBA TV, which will air 60 regular-season contests. The five Suns games that will be broadcast on NBA TV will also be available locally on the Arizona’s Sports Family network and Suns+.
What you’ll need to watch these games: A broadcast antenna, pay TV package or subscription to Suns+ if you’re in the area, and NBA League Pass if you’re not.
Additional monthly cost: $8-15 for Suns+($89.99/season or $14.99/month); or $9-14 for NBA League Pass ($109.99/season on one device, $159.99/season for up to three devices).
Got it? Good. Now, let’s prepare for the main-stage action. Here’s how the national TV rotation looks this season:
- Sunday* — ABC/ESPN and NBC/Peacock
- Monday — Peacock
- Tuesday — NBC/Peacock
- Wednesday — ESPN
- Thursday* — Prime Video
- Friday — Prime Video and ESPN*
- Saturday* — ABC/ESPN and Prime Video
* starts midseason
ESPN
This is the home of Mike Breen’s “bang!” call, which has punctuated basketball’s biggest moments across the 21st century. ESPN’s other play-by-play options are Ryan Ruocco, Mark Jones and Dave Pasch. In a convoluted move emblematic of the current broadcast business, “Inside the NBA” with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson has been licensed to the Walt Disney Company. Starting this season, the Chuck-Shaq-Jet-Ernie studio show will still be produced by TNT Sports but air on ESPN and ABC.
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Suns games on ESPN
- Saturday, Nov. 8: at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
ABC
The other home of Breen’s “bang,” since ABC and ESPN are intertwined under Disney. ABC games can generally feel a bit bigger and more glamorous, because they draw a bigger audience over the air and because they fall on weekends. This is also where the NBA Finals go down. Of note, the network demoted (and then extended) Doris Burke, while Tim Legler got called up to the finals team with Breen and Richard Jefferson.
The Suns are not scheduled to appear on ABC this season.
What you’ll need to watch these games: ABC is free over the air. ESPN comes with a pay TV package, or a subscription to ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/month).
NBC
It’s the return of “Roundball Rock.” This might be the best theme music in all of sports broadcasting. It has inspired rap samples and “SNL” skits and … this remix with Kawhi Leonard’s laugh.
NBC last aired NBA games in a dozen-year stretch between 1990 and 2002. It aligned with the religious experience that was Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, and it built legends around Marv Albert and Bob Costas. Mike Tirico leads the new play-by-play crew; he also does “Sunday Night Football” for the network. Other commentators for this NBC reboot include Noah Eagle, Terry Gannon and Michael Grady.
NBC has “Coast 2 Coast Tuesday” doubleheaders on TV, with 8 p.m. Pacific time tipoffs for viewers on the West Coast. NBC games can also be streamed on Peacock.
Suns games on NBC
- Tuesday, Nov. 18: at Portland Trail Blazers, 11 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 3: at Portland Trail Blazers, 11 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 3: at Sacramento Kings, 11 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 24: vs. Denver Nuggets, 11 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 7: vs. Houston Rockets, 11 p.m.
Peacock
Like ABC, NBC gets picked up for free with a broadcast antenna (rabbit ears never went out of style). But NBCUniversal is also trying to maximize Peacock, its over-the-top subscription service already building out a presence in college football and Premier League soccer. This season’s Peacock games are on Mondays, and most weeks have two or three exclusives stacked up to start the week.
Suns games exclusively on Peacock
- Monday, Nov. 24: vs. Houston Rockets, 9:30 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 1: at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m.
- Monday, March 16: at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m.
What you’ll need to watch these games: NBC is free over the air. Peacock subscriptions that include live sports start at $10.99/month with ads.
Additional monthly cost: $11-17 for the Peacock exclusives.
Prime Video
It was only a matter of time, really. The Amazon live broadcast team already snapped up NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” and a round of WNBA games. Its basketball buy-in starts this fall. Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan are two of the best, most recognizable voices in both basketball and football. They’ll do the lead play-by-play assignments, along with Eric Collins (the Charlotte Hornets guy!) and Michael Grady (he’s splitting between NBC and Prime).
Prime has the knockout rounds of this year’s NBA Cup, plus the Play-In Tournament and select playoff games. Prime users can also link their NBA League Pass to use in the app.
Phoenix goes as its defense goes. If Williams steadies the paint and Green syncs with Booker, the Suns play in May. If not, it’s another .500 grind.
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Franchise leaders entering 2025-26
- Points — Devin Booker
- Rebounds — Alvan Adams
- Assists — Steve Nash
- Steals — Alvan Adams
- Blocks — Larry Nance
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